Spanish real estate has had its first official good news since the collapse of the market, with home sales increasing last year for the first time since 2007. The latest figures from the country’s National Statistics Institute (INE) show property sales in Spain rose 6.8% in 2010, which, whilst still significantly down on boom-time levels, […]
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Sales climb points to Spanish property recovery
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1914 Málaga recovered as documentary film is restored
A film shot in 1914 by the director José Gaspar, and considered to be the oldest such document on Málaga, ‘Un Día por Málaga’, has been restored. Containing the oldest moving pictures from the city, the film has been rescued by the Andalucía Filmoteca. It shows life in Málaga’s streets as being the protagonist of […]
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The Spanish Holiday Renaissance Begins
The Spanish holiday renaissance is well and truly on with nearly every industry commentator joining the masses of holidaymakers, voting with their feet, in deciding that this year’s hot holiday destination is once again Spain. To meet this surge in demand for flights to Spain, Jet2.com, the leading leisure airline with friendly low fares, are […]
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We need Spain
Spain’s tourist industry rebounded last year from the economic crisis that has battered the key sector, with the number of foreign visitors edging up by one per cent, the government has said. Although down by 6.5 per cent to 12.5 million, Britons represented the largest tourist group making up 23.6 per cent of the total, […]
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Low Rates on Car Hire in Malaga
Malaga airport car hire has never been so affordable according to www.Rhinocarhire.com. Prices in early January 2011 bottomed out at just GBP6* per day for an economy car for a short time whilst suppliers struggled to sell stock and were left with over supply. In stark contrast to the summer of 2009 where suppliers could charge […]
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Malaga CF: How the Spanish Underachievers Are Making a Name for Themselves
Malaga currently sit 16th in La Liga, just four points above the relegation zone, and can boast a league’s worst 11 losses in 18 matches. The Andalusian club also have the worst defensive record in all of Spain, conceding a total of 37 goals. After avoiding relegation by just one point last season, Los Boquerones […]
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Andalucia. There’s only one.
THE number of foreign tourists visiting Andalucia rose by five per cent in 2010, despite slight falls seen in traditionally strong markets such as the UK and Germany. According to the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce, for the whole of Spain rose by 1.4 per cent after two consecutive years of falls. This was mainly […]
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Spanish property market has held steady at 13% from 15% in the last couple of years.
Since 2007 however, property budgets have reflected the reduction in disposable income for British buyers. Today 72% of buyers purchase a home costing between €150,000 and €250,000 whereas in 2007 this figure was nearly half that and 45% spent between €250,000 and €350,000. Today only 20% are looking to spend this amount and only 5% […]
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Malaga airport gets most festive flights
MORE than 56 per cent of flights in Andalucia over the Christmas period were to and from the Pablo Ruiz Picasso Airport in Malaga. Throughout Andalucia, 6,537 flights were due from December 23 to January 9, of which 3,550 were for Malaga Airport. Spain is the EU country which is most popular with low-cost airlines, with […]
